[clug] Help needed cloning a Debian 2.2 system

[Stephen Hodgman]

Thanks for the replies.
Current status is that I now have a bootable version of the system on a
PATA disk.
Now the plan is to image that to a file and try VirtualBox or something
equivalent.
At least I have an immediate backup anyway which was my first goal.


On 12/03/2010 7:06 PM, Daniel Pittman wrote:
> Stephen Hodgman <steve at namsys.com.au> writes:
>
>   
>> I need some help cloning an old Debian system running applications using
>> iBCS.  What I would like to do is get this running under a virtual machine I
>> think.
>>     
> *nod*  That shouldn't be *too* hard to achieve.  Most of the VM systems,
> including KVM, can emulate hardware old enough that the drivers available to a
> 2.2 kernel should be able to work.
>
>   
>> We have had a good run but the replacement systme has been delayed so we
>> want to make sure everything keeps running meantime.  I am unclear of the
>> exact details on how to best achieve this.
>>     
> I can't necessarily advise the best method, but the easiest would be to grab a
> copy of the disk, turn it into a suitable disk image for something like KVM,
> and then try booting it.
>
> Many commercially supported solutions, including VMWare, include a "cold"
> migration tool which while automate the process, but you can also use the
> 'qemu-img' tool to convert a "raw" image to whatever output format you want.
>
>
> It might be worth giving that a shot yourself before you go paying someone to
> do it. :)
>         Daniel
>
>   

-- 
Stephen Hodgman
Namadgi Systems
+61 (0)407 182 355 (mobile)
+61 (0)2 6285 3460 (Office)
+61 (0)2 6285 3459 (Fax)

This message and its attachments contain confidential information and may also contain legally privileged information. This message is intended solely for the named addressee. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message or have received this message in error, you may not copy or deliver any part of this message or its attachments to anyone or use any part of this message or its attachments. Instead, you should permanently delete this message and its attachments (and all copies) from your system and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments that does not relate to the official business of Namadgi Systems must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by the company or its management.